Kent
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
GCSE results 2026: every Kent school ranked · how England did
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What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 49.1 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 49.1
- Attainment 8
- 48%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 186 | 303 | 167 (55%) | 1,168 |
| September 2025 | 182 | 282 | 170 (60%) | 1,129 |
| September 2024 | 183 | 354 | 169 (48%) | 1,142 |
| September 2023 | 189 | 346 | 179 (52%) | 1,103 |
| September 2022 | 185 | 327 | 171 (52%) | 1,050 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kent’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Admissions, open days and sixth form
Admissions
We have a published admission number (PAN) of 180 students, to be admitted into Year 7 each September. Applications for places will be made in accordance with K…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
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Questions parents ask about School of Science and Technology Maidstone
- How good are School of Science and Technology Maidstone's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.1, against 47.6 across England. 7.4% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How hard is it to get into School of Science and Technology Maidstone?
- For September 2026, 303 families put it first for 186 Year 7 places: 1.6 first choices per place, the 32nd highest around London.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 188 | 49.1 | — | 48.4% | 7.4% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 190 | 48.0 | — | 47.4% | — | 71.6% | 4.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kent for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 144716 |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Headteacher | Ryan Royston |
| Trust | VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | ME14 5GQ |
| Pupils | 953 |
| FSM eligible | 12.3% |
Contact and identifiers
New Cut Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5GQ
https://www.sstmaidstone.viat.org.uk/View local authority page1622938444| DfE number | 4019 |
| UKPRN | 10086463 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2020 |
| GIAS updated | 24 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 12 Mar 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 24 Jan 2023 |
| Publication date | 12 Mar 2023 |